KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Writer & Social Activist Known for Her Work on Issues of Race & Identity; Author of "So You Want to Talk About Race"

Author, Attorney, Political Commentator, Health & Education Advocate; Youngest African American Elected Official in the U.S.

Presidential Professor at CUNY Graduate Center, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author

Award-Winning Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author; Civil Rights Activist; Cancer Survivor; Subject of the Emmy Award-Winning Documentary "Going to Mars"

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

Social Justice Leader & Movement Strategist

Civil Rights Leader, Minister, Attorney, Author & Daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Senior Editor at Fortune Magazine & "RaceAhead" Columnist

One of the Central Park 5, Entrepreneur, Author, Trainer & Leader

President & CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights; Former Senior Vice President for Social Justice at The New School

Influential Voice at the Intersection of Politics, Public Policy & Civil Rights; Former Campaign Chairwoman for Kamala Harris's 2020 Presidential Bid

Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur

Civil Rights Attorney, Author & Media Influencer

Philosopher, Professor, Political Activist & Author of "Race Matters"; 2024 People's Party Presidential Candidate

Former WNBA Player, Co-Owner & Vice President of the Atlanta Dream; Non-Profit Founder & Black Lives Matter Activist

World Record Breaking Gold Medal Olympian & Civil Rights Icon Famous for Black Power Salute at the Olympics

Scholar, Author, Professor, Civil Rights Historian & Director of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute

Civil Rights Icon, Environmental Advocate, Diversity Educator

WNBA Champion & 4x Olympic Gold Medalist; Author of "Don't Let the Lipstick Fool You" and "From the Court to the Boardroom"; Co-Founder, The Lockwood Group